Glad someone said it.
I’ve never respected his game. If he didn’t have otherworldly measurables he wouldn’t even survive in the G League at his skill level.
And I’m not saying “if he was 5’11 he’d suck”. If he was even just like Jimmy Butler’s size, who has every bit of an NBA body, he’d be unplayable.
Maybe he does try to put in all the work and he just doesn’t have the ability. But his glaring lack of skill has always irked me.
If Middleton is not a #2 then Colin Sexton is definitely not a #2.
I thought we might actually see a close game in these playoffs for the first time in a week or two...but no the Suns broke it open
Jokic vs Aston is an interesting duel, nice to see a classic center vs center battle central to a game
i'm hoping for a clips vs nets finals, as lue is the only coach in these playoffs that makes the game harder for the opposing team as the series goes on. they also have the size to punish the nets. cheer on the clips if you don't like the nets to win.
I think phoenix is a good match up, it's just paul and ayton are shaky for me. But if it happens, would be happy for paul to have a ring.I think Phoenix has size to punish them as well, as well as a backcourt where neither Harden nor Irving can take possessions off defensively.
Well I feel like that could be said of a lot of bigger players.
If Dwight Howard was 6'5 he'd have been unplayable with that skill set. Don't think it's unique to Giannis.
I think Giannis specifically needs to work on his back to the basket game a little. Needs better footwork. No reason he can't be backing dudes down way smaller than him and finishing regularly.
But no matter what size the defender he has guarding him, he has to face them up.
Feel like there's more chance there he can improve his game than getting a better jumper.
Sure, it can be said for actual bigs/centers. But Giannis came up more wing than traditional big. For a guy who spends/has spent a lot of time at SF, you can’t be that devoid of skill.
I imagine Giannis would scoff if someone tried drawing comparisons between him and dominant bigs like (prime) Dwight or even Shaq. I assume he’s more interested in how he matches up with guys like Durant, LeBron, Kawhi…dominant wings. Hence my frustration with his lack of skill compared to those guys.
Either way…six of one, half dozen of the other. We both are less than impressed by his skill set this deep into his career.
I havent been this frustrated with lack of skill development since Russell Westbrook
Ironically, I think that's who Giannis plays the most like. A 6'11 version of Brodie.
I can watch Chris Paul "floor general" a game any night.
One of the last of a dying breed.
The chess matches and boxing matches that could come from a WCF with Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo would be must see TV that I'm rooting for.